Business Jun 7, 2022
Idei, who joined the company in 1960 and served as CEO from 1998 to 2005, was once synonymous with the rise of corporate Japan around the world.
Business Oct 4, 2013
Sony ex-boss seeks to boost start-ups
by Jason Clenfield and Mariko Yasu
Nobuyuki Idei once embodied Japan's corporate establishment, the leader of technology giant Sony Corp. Now 75, he's aiming to reinvent himself as a cross between a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and Hollywood mogul. The former Sony CEO describes himself as the "executive producer" behind a ...
Business Jun 27, 2007
Nobuyuki Idei hopes Japan can nurture Net giant
by Takuya Karube
Nobuyuki Idei, former chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Corp., said he is hoping a world-class Internet company will emerge from among the younger generation in Japan. "Sadly, Japan was unable to lead the information technology industry," said Idei, who retired earlier this month ...
Business Mar 10, 2005
Howard Stringer vows to make Sony brand 'cool again'
by Keiichi Hirose
Sony's next chief executive officer said Tuesday he wants to make the company "cool again." Howard Stringer, whose succession in June was announced Monday, said in an interview it was "a surprise but great moment" when Nobuyuki Idei, Sony's current CEO, offered him the job ...
Business Feb 26, 2003
Seven business leaders, including Sony Corp. Chairman Nobuyuki Idei, 65, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Norio Wada, 62, have been asked to become vice chairmen of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), sources at the group said Tuesday. The remaining five are Shigemitsu ...
Business Feb 5, 2002
Sony Corp. Chairman Nobuyuki Idei said Sunday he thinks the Japanese currency has been overvalued and he would not be surprised if the yen -- which trades at around 130 to the dollar now -- falls to the 150-160 range. "A weak yen is the ...
National | STAGING A COMEBACK Oct 18, 2001
Japan moves to compete on greener side of the street
by Asako Murakami
Gone are the days when Japanese businesses felt a healthy environment was a concept that could only be achieved at the expense of economic growth. In the latest phase of the evolution in the relationship between business and the Earth, more Japanese firms are taking ...
Business May 13, 2000
Sony Corp. President Nobuyuki Idei, whose company received close to 17,000 "ILOVEYOU" e-mail messages, said Friday in Hong Kong that he personally received about 10 of the virus-loaded missives. "I had a lot of temptation to open them myself," Sony's chief executive joked at a ...